Campbell Soup Co. Files Proxy Statement Supplement

TL;DR

Campbell Soup (CPB) filed proxy docs for their 2024 shareholder meeting. Stay tuned for voting details.

AI Summary

Campbell Soup Company filed a Definitive Additional Materials proxy statement on October 11, 2024, related to its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. This filing supplements the initial proxy statement filed on October 9, 2024, and concerns the company's governance and shareholder matters.

Why It Matters

This filing provides shareholders with updated information and materials relevant to their voting decisions at the upcoming annual meeting, ensuring transparency in corporate governance.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — This is a routine proxy filing, providing supplemental information for an upcoming shareholder meeting, and does not indicate any unusual risks.

Key Players & Entities

• Campbell Soup Co (company) — Registrant
• Securities and Exchange Commission (company) — Filing recipient
• October 11, 2024 (date) — Filing date
• October 9, 2024 (date) — Previous filing date

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From the Filing

0001193125-24-236736.txt : 20241011 0001193125-24-236736.hdr.sgml : 20241011 20241011162055 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-24-236736 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: DEFA14A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20241011 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20241011 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CAMPBELL SOUP CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000016732 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FOOD & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2000] ORGANIZATION NAME: 04 Manufacturing IRS NUMBER: 210419870 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 0730 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: DEFA14A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03822 FILM NUMBER: 241367793 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CAMPBELL PL CITY: CAMDEN STATE: NJ ZIP: 08103 BUSINESS PHONE: 8563424800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CAMPBELL PL CITY: CAMDEN STATE: NJ ZIP: 08103 DEFA14A 1 d873022ddefa14a.htm DEFA14A DEFA14A UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )  ☒ Filed by the Registrant    ☐ Filed by a party other than the Registrant CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX: ☐ Preliminary Proxy Statement ☐ Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) ☐ Definitive Proxy Statement ☒ Definitive Additional Materials ☐ Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12 Campbell Soup Company (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) PAYMENT OF FILING FEE (CHECK ALL BOXES THAT APPLY): ☒ No fee required ☐ Fee paid previously with preliminary materials ☐ Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11 SUPPLEMENT TO PROXY STATEMENT RELATING TO 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS On October 9, 2024, Campbell Soup Company (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission its Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”) for the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on November 19, 2024. The purpose of this supplement is solely to provide additional disclosure regarding the proponent of a shareholder proposal. Except as described herein, this supplement does not modify, amend, supplement, or otherwise affect the Proxy Statement or the accompanying proxy card. This supplement should be read with the Proxy Statement, and, from and after the date of this supplement, any references to the Proxy Statement will be deemed to include the Proxy Statement as supplemented hereby. Proponent of the Shareholder Proposal Item 5 was submitted for inclusion in the Proxy Statement by The Accountability Board, Inc., 401 Edgewater Pl #600, Wakefield, MA 01880, the owner of least $25,000 in Company stock held continuously for at least one year as of June 7, 2024. The full text of the shareholder proposal and the Company’s statement of opposition are available at the link below on pages 78-79 of the Proxy Statement: https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/16732/000130817924000757/cpb4347611-def14a.htm For the reasons stated in the Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote “ AGAINST ” this shareholder proposal. GRAPHIC 2 g873022g1011204300868.jpg GRAPHIC begin 644 g873022g1011204300868.jpg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